 LAS VEGAS (Bealtaine 18, 2016) – Cumann Dornálaíochta Domhanda (WBA) Eatramhach Cruiserweight World curadh Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos) makes his first title defense Dé Sathairn oíche (Bealtaine 21) against WBA No. 11-rátáil Junior “Invest” Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos) at The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.“I’m happy to get the opportunity to fight Dé Sathairn oíche,” Dúirt Shumenov, “but I wish that I could fight more often. I’ve been ready since January. Every training session I gain new knowledge. I am a completely different fighter than in my last fight.”
Shumenov’s last fight was back in July, in which he defeated B.J. Bláthanna (31-1-1, 20 Kos) by 12-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas to capture the vacant WBA Interim title, making the former WBA light heavyweight champion Shumenov the first professional boxer from Kazakhstan to be a two-division world champion.
By becoming the WBA Interim cruiserweight champion, Shumenov also became the No. 1 ranked mandatory challenger for WBA Super cruiserweight titlist Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 Kos), who also fights Dé Sathairn in Russia against International Boxing Federation (IBF) curadh victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 Kos) in a unification match.
The WBA has already mandated that the Lebedev-Ramirez must fight Shumenovwithin 120 laethanta. The WBA, áfach, has failed to explain why it also declared a WBA “rialta” cruiserweight world title fight Dé hAoine night in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos agus Uimh. 5 Youri Kalenga (since upgraded to No. 3), especially after announcing that it would work this year to have only one world champion in each weight class.
Shumenov, ar ndóigh, is risking his mandatory position by fighting Wright, the former 5-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion. “I need to stay active,” Shumenov explained why he’s taking such a risk. “Gach troid, I gain experience and it also helps me develop my fighting skills.”
 The 12-round Shumenov vs. Wright title fight is on the non-televised portion of The Cosmopolitan show.
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